Gregory Nicotero as "Pvt Johnson"

[zombiefreak22]

Okay first off just like to say imma Die hard fan of Day of the Dead and i usually watch it evryday for shits n giggles but i started noticing some things out of the ordinary goofs in the movie for instance: the gator with ductape on its jaws in the intro, the wobbly zombie soldier who adjusts his hat on the elevator and one thing that made me wonder...When arriving at the base bill talks to Gregory nicotero who supposedly plays "Pvt Johnson" and then greeted by "Pvt Miller" played by Phillip G Kellams at the elevator. when these two characters are introduced to us we know there names by now,

---------------------------------SPOILER---------------------------------------

Later in the film after a argument with Capt Rhodes. Soldiers are sent to capture more specimens for Dr. Logans experiments when doing this one of the zombies gets loose and rips out Millers neck, when he his bitten he accidently kills Pvt Johnson with his trigger hand frozen on the m-16 shooting him. Pay attention to this scene closely and listen to what Pvt Miller is saying "MILLER! MILLER!" now why would he be screaming his own name before dying? i think orginally Nicotero was suppposed to be named Pvt Miller and Phillip G Kellams Named Johnson this musta been caused by lack of attention when Romero's Script superviser wasnt looking and accidently adopted the wrong name of the soldiers in the script. Though i have no concrete evidence of this error it could have been fudged by (Jarlath Conroy) when he adresses Gregory Nicotero when he says quote

Torezz: Find anything?

John: yea buncha real estate at close out prices man! gas up the machine she is down to fumes...

Bill Mcdermott: Be lucky you live in the suburbs **Johnson** you should see how congested the city is getting to be.

(Refering to the large cumbersome amount of Zombies in Miami)

So you see? Please tell me what you think of this goof by posting below...

[UndeadNed]

Good spotting zombiefreak. I get mixed up myself and thought Nicotero was always Miller. I really need to watch it again because I don't really remember anyone shouting out "Miller! Miller!".

... oh and do you seriously watch it everyday?
Rarely do I even listen to my favourite song twice in a row for fear I'll get sick of it.

[rogueslayer]

To bad they die. Miller and Johnson actually didn't seem to be bad guys compared to Steele and Rickles.

[UndeadNed]

Funny you should mention it Rogue. When I recall the group meetings between all the different factions you've got Rhodes with his two lackeys Rickles and Steel sitting on the head table whilst Miller, Johnson and Torrez on the left side with Sarah, John, Billy, Logan and Fisher on the Right hand side. Rhodes and his lackeys definitely had some tensions with the other soldiers, as I also remember the moment when Sarah is walking back and a fight erupts with Steel and Rickles on one side and Johnson, Miller and Torrez on the other.

It was their deaths that definitely upset the balance of power, not just because Logan was feeding them to bub, but they seemed to be a neutral force on the whole situation. Also they were pretty shocked at Rhodes' militant display of power when he threatened steel to shoot Sarah. Those guys were definitely uphappy about having to go zed trapping, but not to the extent they were willing to kill anyone over it. Also they were growing wacky Tobacky on the surface which seems to indicate they were pretty laid back guys. Just my 2 cents.

[zombiefreak22]

Yeah agree man, they were pretty laid back doesnt seem like the kind of guys that would be angry about that type of thing...

[rogueslayer]

I wonder if maybe, say Steele and Rickles bit it instead, of Miller and Johnson would they have reacted much, the same to their deaths like, Steele did in the film we have now? I find it hard imagining Miller and Johnson just listening to Rhodes, and pushing Sarah, and Billy into the zombie shaft, and being order to beat John.

[UndeadNed]

Oct 29, 2010 18:11:38 GMT -5 rogueslayer said:

I wonder if maybe, say Steele and Rickles bit it instead, of Miller and Johnson would they have reacted much, the same to their deaths like, Steele did in the film we have now? I find it hard imagining Miller and Johnson just listening to Rhodes, and pushing Sarah, and Billy into the zombie shaft, and being order to beat John.

Good Point Rogue. I could see them perhaps reacting to Logan in a similar fashion, but those guys probably would've tried at least to hear out Sarah and Fischer first before just lumping them in with Dr. Frankenstein. I mean I certainly like to think they would've been open to hearing an explanation from John or Sarah before flying off the handle.

[rogueslayer]

Going back to this!

I do wonder if Miller and Johnson would have argued with Rhodes or his orders at all.

They're not the kinda, of guys who would upsurge power.

Unless, of course, there turns out to be a missing deleted scene discovered where Miller and Johnson are discussing the overthrow of Captain Rhodes and setting up their own authority. :-p

But, I still quiet frankly don't see them obeying Rhodes. Maybe, up til the point til Rhodes kills Fisher. After that I don't see them complying to his orders anymore without resistance.

Hell, if he shot Steel way back in their meeting in the middle of film something tells me the other soldiers would have blown him away.